Kit
Kat "Cranberry and Almond"

Taste:
4

Texture:
4.5

Novelty:
4

All
scores out of 5

They
say that you eat with your eyes before you eat with your mouth. It
appears that the folks at Nestle want to play with that concept a
little bit. Instead of simply blending the almonds and cranberries
into this Kit Kat, Nestle has decided to put all of these extra ingredients
on top where you can see them. The best thing about this presentation
is that you know for sure that this bar has real dried cranberries
and almonds in it, and not just flavouring. It’s not a unique
concept in the chocolate world, but his is a unique idea for Kit Kat.
In some ways it takes the standard Kit Kat and makes it a little more
classy.

It’s a pretty good
bar to eat as well. If I had one complaint I’d say that it’s
a little bit chocolate heavy. They had to add a thick layer of chocolate
on the top in order to hold all of these extra ingredients, and it
takes the balance out just a little bit. The cranberry and almond
bits are ok, although the almond seems fairly hidden in both taste
and texture. The cranberries are a little more predominant with a
bit of a chewy texture and very slight flavour. For the most part
the chocolate dominates this bar.

I like the idea of this
bar, and I would get it again. I’m convinced that the problems
with this bar cannot be fixed without losing the whole Kit Kat vibe
of the bar. More cranberries and almonds would need more chocolate,
and if you added more chocolate you’d need less wafer, and that’s
just not a Kit Kat anymore.